Overview
Background
Assoc Prof Fran Boyle is a social scientist and health services researcher at the Institute for Social Sciences Research. Fran's background is in psychology and public health and her research focuses on people’s lived experiences of health, health services and the health system. Fran's research expertise is in the application of social sciences methods (including the integration quantitative and qualitative approaches) and health systems thinking to guide policy and practice.
Fran is a Principal Investigator with the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth where she co-leads the Care after Stillbirth program. Her research addresses the psychosocial impacts of perinatal loss and is committed to improving outcomes for women and families through the implementation and evaluation of best practice parent-centred perinatal bereavement care in hospital and community settings.
Availability
- Associate Professor Fran Boyle is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Evaluation of an online education program for healthcare professionals on best practice management of perinatal deaths: IMPROVE eLearning
Medeiros, Poliana de Barros, Flenady, Vicki, Andrews, Christine, Forbes, Madeline, Boyle, Fran, Loughnan, Siobhan A., Meredith, Natasha and Gordon, Adrienne (2023). Evaluation of an online education program for healthcare professionals on best practice management of perinatal deaths: IMPROVE eLearning. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 64 (1), 63-71. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13743
2023
Conference Publication
"You're the first person that I've been able to talk to": Bereaved parents' experiences of the Red Nose Hospital to Home Program
Ludski, Keren, Polacska, Margaret, Boyle, Fran and Dean, Julie (2023). "You're the first person that I've been able to talk to": Bereaved parents' experiences of the Red Nose Hospital to Home Program. International Stillbirth Alliance, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 29 June-2 July 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Validation of a tool for determining the clinical utility of stillbirth investigations
Marsden, Tania, Khong, T. Yee, Dahlstrom, Jane E., Ellwood, David, Moghimi, Ali, Prystupa, Stacey, O'brien, Cecilia, Cassam, Fathima, Martin, Skye, Coory, Michael, Boyle, Frances M. and Flenady, Vicki (2023). Validation of a tool for determining the clinical utility of stillbirth investigations. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 63 (4), 535-540. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13681
2023
Other Outputs
Evaluation of services for the SANE Australia pilot for people with complex mental health needs: Interim Report
Boyle, F.M., Diminic, S., Chatterton, M.L., Maravilla, J., Dean, J.H., Harris, M., Lee, Y.Y., Marrington, S., Yousef, N. and Salom, C. (2023). Evaluation of services for the SANE Australia pilot for people with complex mental health needs: Interim Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2023
Journal Article
Time trends, projections, and spatial distribution of low birthweight in Australia, 2009-2030: evidence from the National Perinatal Data Collection
Huda, M. Mamun, Callaway, Leonie K., Jackson, Greg, Fatima, Yaqoot, Cumming, Janet, Biswas, Tuhin, Paz, Gonzalo R., Boyle, Fran, Sly, Peter D. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2023). Time trends, projections, and spatial distribution of low birthweight in Australia, 2009-2030: evidence from the National Perinatal Data Collection. Birth, 50 (1), 76-89. doi: 10.1111/birt.12708
2023
Other Outputs
Scoping and gap analysis of tools, resources and training for primary health care professionals, and tools and resources for parents and carers, on early detection of disability or developmental concerns in young children - Final Report
Boyle, F. M., Boyd, R. N., Burgess, A., Cairney, J., Carle, M., Dean, J., Lohan, A., Luke, C., Vlack, S. and Wheeler, K. (2023). Scoping and gap analysis of tools, resources and training for primary health care professionals, and tools and resources for parents and carers, on early detection of disability or developmental concerns in young children - Final Report. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
2023
Journal Article
My Baby's Movements: an assessment of the effectiveness of the My Baby's Movements phone program in reducing late‐gestation stillbirth rates
Skalecki, Sarah, Lawford, Harriet, Gardener, Glenn, Coory, Michael, Bradford, Billie, Warrilow, Kara, Wojcieszek, Aleena M., Newth, Tionie, Weller, Megan, Said, Joanne M., Boyle, Fran M., East, Christine, Gordon, Adrienne, Middleton, Philippa, Ellwood, David and Flenady, Vicki (2023). My Baby's Movements: an assessment of the effectiveness of the My Baby's Movements phone program in reducing late‐gestation stillbirth rates. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 63 (3), 378-383. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13647
2022
Journal Article
Multicountry study protocol of COCOON: COntinuing Care in COVID-19 Outbreak global survey of New, expectant, and bereaved parent experiences
Loughnan, Siobhan A., Gautam, Rupesh, Silverio, Sergio A., Boyle, Frances M., Cassidy, Jillian, Ellwood, David, Homer, Caroline, Horey, Dell, Leisher, Susannah H., de Montigny, Francine, Murphy, Margaret, O'Donoghue, Keelin, Quigley, Paula, Ravaldi, Claudia, Sandall, Jane, Storey, Claire, Vannacci, Alfredo, Wilson, Alyce N., Flenady, Vicki, COCOON Global Collaboration and Maravilla, Joemer Calderon (2022). Multicountry study protocol of COCOON: COntinuing Care in COVID-19 Outbreak global survey of New, expectant, and bereaved parent experiences. BMJ Open, 12 (9) e061550, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061550
2022
Journal Article
Screening for adverse childhood experiences in antenatal care settings: A scoping review
Tran, Nam, Callaway, Leonie, Shen, Sitong, Biswas, Tuhin, Scott, James G., Boyle, Fran and Mamun, Abdullah (2022). Screening for adverse childhood experiences in antenatal care settings: A scoping review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 62 (5), 626-634. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13585
2022
Other Outputs
Scoping and gap analysis of undergraduate resources in intellectual disability health
Boyle, Fran, Dean, Julie, Tran, Nam, Lohan, Aditi, Thomas, Natalie, Biswas, Tuhin and Salom, Caroline (2022). Scoping and gap analysis of undergraduate resources in intellectual disability health. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Journal Article
Living with Loss: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet-based perinatal bereavement program for parents following stillbirth and neonatal death
Loughnan, Siobhan A., Boyle, Frances M., Ellwood, David, Crocker, Sara, Lancaster, Ann, Astell, Chrissie, Dean, Julie, Horey, Dell, Callander, Emily, Jackson, Claire, Shand, Antonia and Flenady, Vicki (2022). Living with Loss: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet-based perinatal bereavement program for parents following stillbirth and neonatal death. Trials, 23 (1) 464. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06363-0
2022
Journal Article
Nature-based interventions for bereavement care: a scoping review protocol
Cleary, Anne, Dean, Julie, Pollock, Danielle, McDaid, Lisa and Boyle, Fran (2022). Nature-based interventions for bereavement care: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20 (5), 1344-1352. doi: 10.11124/jbies-21-00215
2022
Journal Article
My baby's movements: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial of a fetal movement awareness intervention to reduce stillbirths
Flenady, V., Gardener, G., Ellwood, D., Coory, M., Weller, M., Warrilow, K. A., Middleton, P. F., Wojcieszek, A. M., Groom, K. M., Boyle, F. M., East, C., Lawford, H. L.S., Callander, E., Said, J. M., Walker, S. P., Mahomed, K., Andrews, C., Gordon, A., Norman, J. E. and Crowther, C. (2022). My baby's movements: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial of a fetal movement awareness intervention to reduce stillbirths. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 77 (3), 137-139. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000001018
2022
Journal Article
Australian women's perceptions and practice of sleep position in late pregnancy: an online survey
Warrilow, K. A., Gordon, A., Andrews, C. J., Boyle, F. M., Wojcieszek, A. M., Stuart Butler, D., Ellwood, D., Middleton, P. F., Cronin, R. and Flenady, V. J. (2022). Australian women's perceptions and practice of sleep position in late pregnancy: an online survey. Women and Birth, 35 (2), e111-e117. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2021.04.006
2022
Journal Article
Perinatal bereavement care during COVID-19 in Australian maternity settings
Boyle, Frances M., Horey, Dell, Dean, Julie H., Lohan, Aditi, Middleton, Philippa and Flenady, Vicki (2022). Perinatal bereavement care during COVID-19 in Australian maternity settings. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 50 (6), 822-831. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2021-0441
2022
Other Outputs
Red Nose Hospital to Home Program evaluation final report
Boyle, F. M. and Dean, J. H. (2022). Red Nose Hospital to Home Program evaluation final report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Journal Article
My Baby’s Movements: a stepped‐wedge cluster‐randomised controlled trial of a fetal movement awareness intervention to reduce stillbirths
Flenady, V., Gardener, G., Ellwood, D., Coory, M., Weller, M., Warrilow, K.A., Middleton, P.F., Wojcieszek, A.M., Groom, K.M., Boyle, F.M., East, C., Lawford, H.L.S., Callandar, E., Said, J.M., Walker, S.P., Mahomed, K., Andrews, C., Gordon, A., Norman, J.E. and Crowther, C. (2022). My Baby’s Movements: a stepped‐wedge cluster‐randomised controlled trial of a fetal movement awareness intervention to reduce stillbirths. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129 (1), 29-41. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16944
2022
Other Outputs
Literature review on quality standards and accreditation schemes for national human research ethics committees (Report prepared for the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care)
Johnstone, Melissa, Thomas, Natalie, Salom, Caroline, Boyle, Fran and Smith, Simon (2022). Literature review on quality standards and accreditation schemes for national human research ethics committees (Report prepared for the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care). Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2021
Other Outputs
Red Nose Hospital to Home Program evaluation interim report
Boyle, F. M. and Dean, J. H. (2021). Red Nose Hospital to Home Program evaluation interim report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Journal Article
Evidence available to guide care during labor and birth for women and their partners who know their baby will be stillborn: a scoping review protocol
Knight, Alissa, Pollock, Danielle, Boyle, Fran, Horey, Dell and Warland, Jane (2021). Evidence available to guide care during labor and birth for women and their partners who know their baby will be stillborn: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19 (8), 1984-1991. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00391
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Fran Boyle is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Bereavement pathways following the death of a baby: A 30 year follow up of parent outcomes
This project offers a rare opportunity to follow-up a cohort of families who joined a longitudinal study following the death of a baby 30 years ago.
The goal of the research is to understand the long-term consequences of a baby’s death for parents and families and to explore pathways to resilient or adverse psychosocial outcomes.
This will be achieved by investigating parents’ experiences and outcomes following a baby’s death over a 30-year time span.
Understanding and experience in at least one of the following areas is essential: longitudinal research; perinatal mental health; bereavement care; mixed methods research.
Please email me if you would like further details.
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Improving care following stillbirth and other forms of pregnancy loss
We are currently conducting online surveys in a number of countries to investigate the views of parents and health professionals in relation to stillbirth. The information being collected aims to identify strategies to improve care following stillbirth at health services and wider community levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data are being collected.
Other topics also exist in this area. Interested students are invited to make contact to explore possibilities.
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Bereavement pathways following the death of a baby: A 30 year follow up of parent outcomes
This project offers a rare opportunity to follow-up a cohort of families who joined a longitudinal study following the death of a baby 30 years ago.
The goal of the research is to understand the long-term consequences of a baby’s death for parents and families and to explore pathways to resilient or adverse psychosocial outcomes.
This will be achieved by investigating parents’ experiences and outcomes following a baby’s death over a 30-year time span.
Understanding and experience in at least one of the following areas is essential: longitudinal research; perinatal mental health; bereavement care; mixed methods research.
Please email me if you would like further details.
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Improving care following stillbirth and other forms of pregnancy loss
We are currently conducting online surveys in a number of countries to investigate the views of parents and health professionals in relation to stillbirth. The information being collected aims to identify strategies to improve care following stillbirth at health services and wider community levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data are being collected.
Other topics also exist in this area. Interested students are invited to make contact to explore possibilities.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the standards of Autopsy and placental pathology in stillbirth investigations in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady, Dr Jessica Sexton
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Maternal and Perinatal Death surveillance and Response in Ethiopia: Opportunities and challenges of MPDSR implementation progress
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Andrews, Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady
Completed supervision
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
'10 Small Steps': A randomised controlled trial to improve health behaviours using computer-tailored advice in a general practice setting
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David King
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO ASSAULTIVE INCIDENTS IN A PSYCHIATRIC SETTING
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
The mothers' health study: A randomised controlled trial of a social support intervention on the health of mothers in the year after birth
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decreased fetal movement and mobile application interventions during pregnancy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristen Gibbons, Professor Sailesh Kumar, Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Preventing stillbirths: Better data to inform interventions in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
A RANDOMISED CLUSTER STUDY OF AN INTERVENTION AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Is Australian primary care practice equipped to provide multimorbidity care?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Fran Boyle directly for media enquiries about:
- Infertility and health
- miscarriage
- pregnancy loss
- Public health
- Reproductive loss - health
- stillbirth
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